gee, I have a hard time reading that myself now. Descriptivists would have to describe themselves as prescriptive, if many users think they are being prescript

gee, I have a hard time reading that myself now. Descriptivists would have to describe themselves as prescriptive, if many users think they are being prescriptive. -- Is that better? The irony is: Many users think the editors are descriptive, because that's what the editors prescribe. I really don't see a way out of this. Also see the comment I left on the sibling.